Andrew J. Lederer

Comedian

Like most people, to me the name Hugo Chavez means only one thing: Citgo gasoline. I'm not sophisticated enough to know if he was such a bad guy as le...

David Crisanti

Hedge fund manager

Texas can get away with lowering taxes precisely because most other states don't follow suit. If other states did then Texas would not be as large a net recipient of inter-state migration and they wouldn't make up their lower revenue per capita by housing more people.

Natalie Pace

Author, 'The ABCs of Money' and 'You Vs. Wall Street'

I'm voting for an entirely new energy source by 2015. However, we're not there yet. We're in transition. And part of the journey out of what was into what will be requires ensuring that we don't become reliant on the Middle East selling us the gas to get to the grocery store.

Carl Pope

Former executive director and chairman, Sierra Club

It's time for everyone to wake up. Transportation fuel doesn't have to cost $4 a gallon. The oil industry is terrified prices might fall. They want government to bail them out, and guarantee permanent high prices.

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Co-hosts of the radio's nationally syndicated 'Green News Report'

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David_Halperin

Attorney, advocate, writer at RepublicReport.org

Members of Congress, congressional staff members, and other federal officials are increasingly using their tenures as paid public servants to qualify themselves to be lobbyists for corporations, including dirty energy firms.

Tim Profeta

Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University

The acting chief of the EPA, Bob Perciasepe, warned of furloughs for staff. In a letter, he detailed the widespread potential effects of the cuts, which included reduced monitoring of oil spills, air pollution and hazardous waste.

Paul Schwennesen

Owner, Double Check Ranch

I concede the point: the Keystone XL is a symbol. But is excoriation of symbols really all that meaningful in the larger context of planetary stewardship?

Bill Chameides

Dean, Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment

Could be that despite fracking and its current bounty, we're not going to be able to drill our way to energy security after all.

Stephen P. Williams

Writer and blogger

Cars, cosmetics, to-go cups, heaters, plastic wrap -- where would we be without the black gold? Which begs the question: Which would you choose if faced with the stark choice between the tranquility of trees and the utility of oil?

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Co-hosts of the radio's nationally syndicated 'Green News Report'

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Dominic Eagleton

Senior campaigner, Global Witness

It is fitting that the EITI has chosen to meet in Norway this week, a country known for promoting transparency in the extractive industries.

Patrick D. Jones

Executive Director, International Bridge, Tunnel, and Turnpike Association (IBTTA)

Anytime you undertake a major public campaign, you're quickly reminded that listening is even more important than speaking.

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Co-hosts of the radio's nationally syndicated 'Green News Report'

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Vivian Liao

Avid Composter

I gave up my car last July. Yes, you read that right. And it's been seven months of car-less bliss. continue to bike/bus/walk/hitch rides to get around.

Chris Kelly

Writer, 'Real Time with Bill Maher'

Gas prices have just gone up for the 33rd day in a row. This would be terrible news for the recovery, but luckily in last week's State of the Union address, President Obama discovered the power to bend time with words, and used it to increase everyone's mileage.